Start here to see if it is
a viruses: Start here to see if it is
a viruses:
Symantec Virus Encyclopedia
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html
MacAfee Virus
Info Library
http://us.mcafee.com/virusinfo/vil/
Computer Associates Virus Information Center
http://www3.ca.com/threatinfo/virusinfo/browse.aspx
Viruslist.com Virus Encyclopedia
http://www.viruslist.com/eng/viruslist.asp
F-Secure :
Computer Virus Information Center
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/
Then search to see if it is a
hoax:
Computer Associates Virus Information Center
http://www3.ca.com/threatinfo/virusinfo/browse.aspx
- select the hoaxes link from there.
Symantec Virus Hoax Page:
www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html
McAfee Virus Hoax page:
http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp
hoaxbusters:
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org
Urban Legends:
www.urbanlegends.com
Truth
about computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, hysteria.
http://www.vmyths.com
Sophos
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/hoaxes/
Don't Spread that Hoax!
http://www.nonprofit.net/hoax/default.htm
F-Secure : Security Information Center
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/virus-info/hoax/
Follow up the email
with a response and post the URL of the page that describes the Virus or
Hoax.
Reply to the
YGroup that you received
the email from.
Modify the subject with
"Contains a virus" or "This is a Hoax".
Add comments in the
message body. Include the URL(s) you found from the above steps.
Post a
message to the pcWisdom
YGroup with the information you found. Don't start pointing fingers at
anyone and make sure you exclude any personal or identifiable information.
The subject line and the message content is sufficient, the goal is to only
to show others how to identify it and not to open it.
Send a
private email to the sender of the message.
Reply to the sender of the
email message. CC the ISP if you can determine it.
Add comments to the body
of the message. Include the URL(s) you found from the above steps.
Let them know they have a
virus on their machine and they are spreading it to the YGroup(s).
Give them the URLs of the
anti virus websites that can help them remove the virus from their machine.
If
you know of a website that should be linked to on this page.
Post a message to the pcWisdom
YGroup - or
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